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Gov't: Chavez suffered complications in surgery

Updated: Thursday, 13 Dec 2012, 1:05 PM CST
Published : Thursday, 13 Dec 2012, 12:46 PM CST

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela's government says President Hugo Chavez suffered complications during his cancer surgery in Cuba but is recovering.

Information Minister Ernesto Villegas says Chavez suffered "bleeding" that required, as he put it, "corrective measures."

He said on Thursday that Chavez was recovering favorably two days after the operation.


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